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  • Hard News: Hobbit Wars,

    Robert Shaye (who) said that Jackson "will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I'm still

    ....(I wish he'd said alive)

    Minor megalomania is a common enough human trait. And no, I don't think it is over represented in the Fil-em industry.
    Tho' finally someone's noticing parenting.
    So I dont know if this is a good idea
    But yeah hobbits hmmm.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The GST Punt,

    TA Bart & Sofie.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The GST Punt,

    We've got entire bureaucracies built around establishing that what the label says is accurate.

    Fresh fruit and veg, so underrepresented in the bureaucracy stakes.

    underlying expense of eating fresh produce.

    Remind me again how this happened?

    Cause I remember being able to buy boxes of fresh apples/plums/peaches in season for $10. Boxes!

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Postmodern Banks Anxiety,

    Maybe if the religious knew more about what they supposedly believe, as much as atheists
    Maybe things would be different

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Postmodern Banks Anxiety,

    As for Baggini’s professed ignorance, I really doubt reading the books the ‘four horsemen’ wrote would make much difference to his case

    Maybe not, I don't know. Im sure Sam Harris' and Dan Dennetts books would have given him some intellectual exercise. And to dismiss these authors as writers of populist tomes not worth his time to read, well, smacks of arrogance. But whatever. I'll probably steer clear of Mr Baggini in future, unless he writes a populist tome.

    I’d rather focus on getting moderate theists to agree that creationism should not be taught in schools (at least as science), church and state should be separate, and yes, that governments should “make any religious organisation liable for all appropriate taxes”.

    Practical goals. Its all we can do really, while people gradually give up their age old beliefs.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The GST Punt,

    Poorer people spend more of their money on food, so this change would make more difference to the poor than the rich.

    Umm shouldnt that be expressed as percentages of income?
    Anyway time for a story told by Kiefer Sutherland's grandpapy, Keifer tries to look suitably serious in the short intro

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The GST Punt,

    "How do you encourage healthier eating habits and make is easier for the lower income brackets to achieve those habits?"

    Picking on the "low income brackets" again.
    Maybe the the real question is how do you encourage the human race to stop acting like a bunch of arseholes to each other?

    Oh thats right we haven't found an answer to that one.
    And most likely, never will.
    Now its just all about crowd control, and keeping up the pretence we're not completely fucked.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The GST Punt,

    The Revolution has colonised our brains, and its not just policymakers who are the victims, but ordinary people as well. And the inability to even entertain that there might be a different way of doing things is a real problem).

    Hey hang on...
    There was a Revolution. I'm a victim, and I have an inabilities to entertain?

    oh thank Beelzebub. It's one of those meaningless generalist statements, people utter every now and then, oh yeah me included.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Fighting On,

    Gee the conversations are fascinating, no joke.
    So is this, Seth & Ann Druyan stand out

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Postmodern Banks Anxiety,

    This article by Julian Baggini

    In which he proudly professes his ignorance, and then goes on to say why he can, cause he's Julian Baggini and he doesnt need to waste his time.
    Well bully for him, these fits of pique affect us all. Is the only lesson I take from that little flourish by Mr Baggini.
    But here when he interviews Dan Dennett, he's not too bad at all.
    And Dan sez "There’s something inappropriate about an atheist having too much self-confidence in their own ability to see the truth through reason. If you have a commitment to reason, and Hume is one of your great heroes – as he is for many atheists – the first thing you know about reason is that it’s fragile thing. "

    And thats sorta how I feel. Now I would really like it if all these intellectuals just butted out of the conversation and Govts make any religious organisation liable for all appropriate taxes, and lets see how long they survive.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

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